Improved spittoon



y UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGEo WILJIAM H. TOPAM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 106,094, dated August 2, 1870. Y

i To all Vwhom it may'cocem:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. TOPHAM,

of the city, county, and State of New York,

have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Spittoons and other Vessels, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming partof this specification,V and in whichr 4 y Figure 1 represents a partly broken plan of a spittoon constructed in accordance with my improvement, and Fig. 2 a sectional elevation i of the same. i i

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My invention is designed to be applied to spittoons, pails, and other vessels made of paper, which, owing to the lightness of said material, are liable to be easily overturned or f displaced; and the invention consists in in-l corporating with the bottom or lower part of the vessel a Weight so arranged that, in case of force being applied, no matter from what i side, to tilt or upset the vessel, said weight represents a'spittoon made of paper, the bottom a of which is provided with a weight, B, concentrically arranged in relation with said bottom, Vand preferably disposed between an upper and lower layer used in the construction of the bottom, whereby said weight is protected, and may be retained in place without any special fastenin gs, and the vessel possesses all the properties and advantages of a paper one with the stability of one made of heavier material, and readily adjusts itself to a proper position incase of being 'carelessly thrown down, or of being pushed or tilted from any side. Said weight may be. made of any material of suitable specific gravity, the black oxide of iron, among others, answering for such purpose.

What is here claimed, and desired tob'e secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. A spittoon made of paper, weighted at its bottom or lower part by a heavier material to secure its stability, and to enable it to right itself' in case of being tilted, substantially as specified. y

2. The arrangement of a weight, B, between two thicknesses or layers, of which the bot- `tom a or lower part of' the paper vessel is composed, essentially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

WM. H. TOPHAM. Witnesses:

FRED. HAYNES, HENRY PALMER. 

